Chicago Streets

1 Chicago Streets Avenue - Title applied mostly to Streets running North and South. There are exceptions. Blvd - Title given to Streets where trucks over 5 tons are not permitted. Court - Title given to short roadway. Parkway - Title given to street that ends at a park. Place - Title given to street running the 1/2 block between Streets . Street - Title applied mostly to Streets running East and West. There are exceptions. The information regarding Street changes was complied by William Martin in 1948. A. -A Avenue 11400 to 11950S, State Line Road -A Street 1400 to 1500W, Shakespeare -A Street 800 to 999W, 35th Place Abbott Ave., 206W pvt 9050 to 9100S. Named after Robert S. Abbott 1870-1940 was a black lawyer and founder of the Defender Newspaper 1905. At one time street went 8900S to 9500S. -Abbott Ct., Orchard St., 2800 to 3199N 700W. -Aberdeen Ave., 8700 to 944S Aberdeen St.

2 -Aberdeen Ave., 13200 to 13400S Buffalo Ave. Aberdeen St., 1100W 1-12285S and 1-734N. Named after Aberdeen, Scotland which means silver city by the sea. Austin St., Berdeen St., Blackwell St., Bruner Ave., Byer Ave., Curtis St., Dyet St., Dobbins Ave., Grand Ave., High St., Julius St., Lee Ave., Margaret St., Mossprat St., Musprat St., Solon St. -Aberdeen St., 10500 to 10700S Carpenter St. -Aberdeen St., 900 to 1400W Winona St. Academy Court, 812W 100S to 100N. No history for street, but is narrowest street. A mere ten feet wide. Alley -Academy Pl., 810W 100N to 100S. -Achsah Bond Dr., 1325S 600 to 850E. Named after the wife of the first governor of Illinois. Renamed Solidarity Dr. Ada St., 1326W 1 to 1725N 600 to 11900S. Named after Mrs. Ada Garrett whose grandfather was Mr. Butterfield, Sr. In 1834 Mr. Butterfield bought 80 acres of land and his daughter and granddaughter subdivided the land and helped build Logan Sq.

3 Frazier St., Girard Ave., Herring St., James St., Loomis St., Luce St., Martin St., Sibley St., Swell St., Walker Ct., Wright St. -Ada St., 10700 to 11500S Troop St. Adams St., 200S 1-100E 1-6000W. Named in honor of John Adams, second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Monroe St., Wilcox Ave. -Adams St., Adams Blvd. Adams Aldine -Adams Blvd., Adams St. 210S 5600 to 5999W. -Adams St., 4650 to 4800W Cullom Ave. -Adams Ave., 6800 to 9300 Dante Ave. -Adams Park, 7550 to 7600S 1050 to 1100E. -Adams St., 10800 to 10900S Bishop St. -Adams St. & Ave., 4850 to 5900S 5100 to 5500S Blackstone Ave. -Adams St. 4800 to 5600 W Quincy St. -Adams St. 800 to 1200W now W. Madison St. Addison St., 3600N 500-8400W. Named after Thomas Addison English physican born in 1793. He discovered the cure for the kidney problem known as Addisonian anemia. 43rd St., Gray St., Hunter Ave.

4 , Thatchet Rd & Ave., Warner Ave. -Addison St., 550 to 2400W and 7200 to 8400W Addison Ave. -Addison Ave. 8700 to 8800S Kimbark Ave. -Addison Ave. 6900 to 7100S Woodlawn Ave. -Addison St., 5850W 5400 to 5600N Monitor Ave. -Addison Terr., 1600 to 1800E 92nd Pl. -Addison Ave., 7600 to 9400S Avalon Ave. -Adelaide Ct., 3300 to 3500N Bell Ave. -Adelaide St., Fillmore St. -Adelheid Ave., 4130 to 4250W Melrose St. -Adele St., 2400 to 2600W 40th St. -Adeptus Ct., Liano Ave. Administration Drive Blvd., Street is located in Washington Park. 5620S. Agatite Ave., 4443N 800-8600W. Once thought to be named after the Agitate tree of the West Indies, but there is no such tree so the name remains a mystery. Galt Ave., Potwyne Pl. -Agnes Ave. 4134 to 4240W School St. -Agnes Ave., 800 to 1200N Oakley Blvd. Ainslie 818-5875W. Named after a small community known as Ainslie. The street was named after a real estate subdivider.

5 In 1848, after his death, Mary Ainslie remarried and left Chicago . Cheney St., Cherry, Clay St., Dwight St., Elm St., Grant Pl., Grimm Ave., Leo Pl., North Ct., Perry Ave., Rome Ave., Short Pl., Tuttle St., -Ainslie St., Strong St. -Airdrie Pl., 900 to 1000W 4175N. Gordon Terrace. Airport Dr. 4700W 5536 (SW). -Alaska St., 600 to 650W 1550N. Weed St. Albany Ave. 3100W 1-7600N 1-11300S. Named after the Capital of New York. Formerly Ft. Or- ange under the Dutch. St., Catalpa Ct & Pl., Clarkson Ave., Douglas Park Ave., Grace Ave., Lake St., Leddy St., Mitchell Ave., Pierson Ave., Pullman Ave., Wallace St. & Ave., Yager, 2nd Ave. -Albany St., 5500 to 8700S Albany Ave. -Albert St., 1800 to 1900S 1450W. Bishop St. -Albert St., Irving Park Road Albion Ave., 6600N 460-7225W. Named after Albion, England. It was the oldest name by which the Island of Great Britain was known to the Greeks and the Romans.

6 Fulton Ave., Hamilton St., Lake Ave., Norwood Park St., Nutwood Ave., -Alda Ave., Loring Ave. Aldine Ave., 3300N 400-870W. Named after the town Aldine, England. Armstrong Ave., Edmond Aldine Andrew St., School St. -Aldine Ave., 7300 to 800W School St. -Aldine Sq., DeSaible Sq. 3775 S 550 to 599E. -Aldine St & Pl., 3800 to 3900S Lawrence Ave. prominent landowner in the village of Morgan Park, Morgan County, Illinois. Alexander St., 2245S 200-350W. Named after Alexander Wolcott one of the early settlers and pioneers in the city. Another possibility is the street is named after John Alexander a XXX. -Alexander Pl., 800 to 1000W Belle Plaine Ave., -Alexander Ave., 4000 to 4400N Kenmore Ave., Algonquin Ave., 5640W Named after the powerful Indian tribe. Also called the Algomekin meaning the people on the other side. -Alice Ave. & Pl., 10700 to 10750S Bell Ave. -Alice Ave.

7 , 13400 to 13800S Clyde Ave. -Alice Pl & Ct., 2400 to 2550W Belden Ave. -Alice Pl & Ct., 2050 to 2200W Concord Pl. -Alice St., 9500 to 12300S Green St. Allen Ave., 3500W 2900-3040 Named after Allen a subdivider and landowner. The street name appeared in his subdivision. -Allen Ave., 11600 to 12000S Calhoun Ave. -Allen ?., 114th St -Allen's Slip, 2200 to 2400S at 1140W. Allport St., 1236W 1600-2200S. Named after D. Walter Allport who was born in Chicago . He was a captain in the medical corps. His mother (Sarah) was the founder of the YWCA. Dr. Allport is known as the father of dentistry. -Allport St., 100 to 350S Hamilton Ave. -Alma Ave., 600 to 1000N Latrobe Ave. -Alma Ave., 3800 to 4000W Sunnyside Ave. Almond St., 2124W 1000-1034S. Named after the Almond tree. Alpine Dr. Alta Vista Terrace, 1050W 3800-3900N. Named after a town in Kansas. The name means high point.

8 The town received its name from the Rock Island Railroad employees where the railroad crossed the water between the Kansas and Neosho rivers. Altgeld St., 2500N 800-1368W. Named after Gov. John Altgeld (1893-97). Gov. Altgeld was involved in the Haymarket pardon and the Pullman Strike. Commercial St., DaTamble St., Dunning St., Greenwood Ave., St., Terr., Montana Ave., Princeton St., 2nd St. -Altgelt St., 3100 to 3150W Randolph St. -Alton Ave., Bishop St. 5500 to 5900S 6100 to 6300S. -Alton Ave., 6250 to 6650 N & NW Nordica Ave. -Ambrose St., 1800 to 3000W 22nd Pl -Amelia St., 23rd St. 1600W. -Ames St., 600 to 750E E38th St. Ancona St., 656N 832 to 1368W. Named after the first American transport sunk in WWI. Origi- nally a city in Italy. Bismark Pl., Phillip St. -Anderson St., 5350 N 5400N 5450W Larned Ave. -Anderson St. 3550 to 3600W 45th St. -Andrew Ave., 3200 to 3400W Warner Ave.

9 -Andrew St. 1025 to 1075W Gladys Ave. Andrews Arlington -Andrews Ave., 1 to 400W 125th St. -Andrews St., 2400 to 2800W 106th St. -Anita Terr & Ct., 300 to 400W Grant Pl. -Ann St., 1 to 400N 1200W., Philo Carpenter a landowner and the first druggist in Chicago named Ann Street after his wife. The street first appeared in his subdivision. Racine Ave. -Anna Ave., 3300 to 3500N Claremont Ave. -Anna Pl., 11810 to 11900S Wolcott Ave. -Anna St., 2400 to 2800W 29th Pl. Anson Pl., 418N 2200 to 2258W. Named after Capt. Adrain Anson veteran baseball player and manager of the original Chicago White Stockings. He was later city clerk of Chicago . Anthon Ave., 8532N. Named in honor of Charles Anthon father of Walter R. Anthon, Superinten- dent of Maps. He was associated with the Southwestern Milling Company for 34 years and a former president of the Flour Club of Chicago and other civic groups in the Old Town area.

10 Anthony Ave., 400E-6800S and 3000E at 9400S. Elliott Anthony was a South side subdivider from the Anthony and Harvey subdivision. Street first appeared in 1874. Clement Ave. -Antoinette St. or Ave., 10300 to 11000S Lawndale Ave. Apparel Center 645N. -Appenrade St., 2800 to 3000W Shakespeare Ave. -Arboretum 9500 to 9700S Vanderpoel Ave. Arbour Place, 337N 1355 to 1567W. Its name comes from theinterception of the rays of light meaning A shaded nook or walk or flower arbour . The street was shaded by the railroad constructions high wall. Depot Pl. -Arcade Ct., 100 to 150W Arcade Pl. -Arcade Park Rear of 500E 35th St. Arcade Place, 26S 100 to 1756W. Derives its name from the Arcade over the eastern end at south Clark Street. Church Pl., Ogden Pl., Photo Pl., School Pl., Smith St. -Arcade Row 550 to 600E 112th St. Arch St., 1316W 2900 to 3030 Named after Arch Beach a village in Orange County, Calif.